Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jerry-- Nope, I'm sorry, but I just can't let this one go. You asked for it! Giving it a good try, but sorry man, no cigar. Your exact words: <snip> "The current black finish does not have the saving grace of wearing down locally, to a condition known as brassing. There is no brass underneath any more, 'cause the metal used is a zinc alloy which we call "pot metal". </snip> Then you said: <snip> "I bought a M4-P recently which had corroded down completely in the area 'tween the shutter speed wheel and the rangefinder housing. When I tried to clean off the white deposit there, it broke away locally, leaving a small hole. leading into the innards of the upper deck of the camera. The corrosion products fell into this space." </snip> Unless I've missed something, there isn't much about an M4-P that is "current." So what were you saying, exactly, about the brass? ;-) <grin> K. </grin> - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jerry Lehrer Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:27 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Black or Chrome? Kit If you look carefully, I had the corrosion problem with a M4-P. I don't intend to buy an M7, as I do not use point and shoot cameras. Jerry Kit McChesney | Acmefoto wrote: > Joseph is absolutely right. There ain't no "pot metal" in the top plate of > the M7. The top plate is solid brass on both the black and the chrome > versions of the M7. The plate is milled from a solid piece of brass, and > both are chromium plated in black or silver chrome. > > Maybe your M7 was a grey market "pot metal" version, Jerry? ;-) > > Kit > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Joseph Yao > Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 9:24 PM > To: Leica User Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Black or Chrome? > > on 12/2/03 11:40 am, Jerry Lehrer at jerryleh@pacbell.net wrote: > > > The current black finish does not have the saving grace of wearing > > down locally, to a condition known as brassing. There is no brass > > underneath any more, 'cause the metal used is a zinc alloy which > > we call "pot metal". > > The top cover of the M7 (as well as the last few hundred M6 TTL) is brass, > not zinc alloy. > > Joseph > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html